HCMTC 2007 was a success

 

The Certificate Course “Health Care and Management for Tropical Countries” has taken place form March 12 to June 8 2007 with 30 participants from 18 different countries.

 

48 facilitators (27 from STI) offered during the 13 weeks subjects in

• concepts and research methods
• health problems and responses
• health systems, management and communication

in a multicultural environment. It gave a unique opportunity to share experience and learn from each other. All participants have successfully completed the course and got their certificate. We congratulate the graduates and wish them a very successful continuation of their work with a lot of new ideas and tools.

Bernadette Peterhans

 

Parasitology in the Tropics

 

From June 8.-18. the 2nd course „Parasitology in the Tropics” took place in Ifakara in the excellently equipped Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH). Nine participants from Switzerland and Germany were comprehensively introduced to the laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections.

 

Besides lectures, emphasis was laid especially on practical lab work, where everyone had the opportunity to gather experience with all important diagnostic procedures. Two field excursions to primary schools focused on intestinal parasites and urinary schistosomiasis (including a snail survey in the waters frequented by the local population), respectively.

 

A trip in a canoe on the Kilombero river as well as a night in the Mikumi National Park with its famous representatives of the East African fauna rounded off the African experience for the participants. A next course is in the planning stage.

 

The following pictures give an impression of the course.

 

Hanspeter Marti